Friday night, after spending another fun evening with my PC cohorts drinking “Orsus” beer and eating very good pasta & pizza, I strolled home. It was after 9pm and the sun was just setting. It was somewhat cool out with a nice, easy breeze in the air. The flowers and trees smelled sweet and along the way street-dogs were napping on the sidewalks. Lots of people were out walking and couples were snuggling on park benches.
When I got near my bloc I could hear traditional accordion music and singing coming from a little bar nearby. (I find that I like the traditional Romanian music. It is very “folksy” and easy to listen to.) There was a party going on in the bar with two men playing accordion and one singing. Who knows what the celebration was for...could have been a name-day party, a birthday party, or just because it was Friday and a lovely evening. It was one of those moments where I though, “Wow...I am over here in Romania and it’s pretty damn cool!”
Those are great moments. I've been here a year and I always have to sit back sometimes and just say, "Wow, this is my life right now". I can only hope those moments don't leave me before I end my service.
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